<b>Read Completed 7/26/24 |</b> 4.25 
This was heart-breaking! But I'm so glad I read it. There's some serious emotion on the pages here and I really love witnessing another side of Paige, though it's so sad that she had to go through what she did. I also love this tender reunion with Warden. I really, really, really love this slow burn and how complicated this relationship is. I get so sick of romantasy and romance in fantasy in general, and how quickly the characters fall for each other. I mean, this is still like a year? Less than a year? Given everything that's happened, who they are, and everything they're trying to do, it makes total sense that they're not falling all over each other. It's also given me time to warm up to it when I didn't want a romance at all. It's better that we get to see real life emotions and not just lust turning to love -- there's so much depth that it makes it better that it's not just immediate romance. 

The flashbacks didn't do a ton for me but I absolutely loved the rest, though it did add more to Paige & Warden's vibe.